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Cachets should be listed in chronological order based on earliest known usage. Use the postmark date or best guess. This applies to add-on cachets as well.

 

Thumbnail Link To Cachet Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Front Image	Thumbnail Link To Postmark or Back Image	Postmark Date Postmark Type Killer Bar Text Ship --------- Category

1990 - Complete as per Ludo Janssens catalog

 

N/A		N/A	1990-02-01 Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-15 "SHAKEDOWN / CRUISE" USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Aircraft Carrier (CVN-72) On Shakedown Cruise CAPT. Wm. B. Hayden, Commanding Gerald E. Smith, Chief Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1990-02-28 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Caloosahatchee AO-98
			USS CALOOSAHATCHEE (AO-98) Decommissioned At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. Served Oct. 10, 1945 to Feb. 28, 1990 PCC-SW Allen W. Bryant, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1990-03-24 Locy Type 2-1(n+)(USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			USS JEFFERSON CITY Nuclear Submarine SSN-759 Christened Today At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-03-27 Locy Type LDPS 2t(n+u) (USS) Locy Type LDPS 2aft(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-47 USS Richard E. Byrd DDG-23
			Last Day Postal Service USS RICHARD E. BYRD Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-23 PC2-SW Noe J. Casares, Postal Clerk At Naval Base Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-03-30 Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)(D1,USS) USS John King DDG-3
			USS JOHN KING (DDG-3) Decommissioned At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. Served Feb. 4 1961 to Mar. 30, 1990 PC1-SW Robbie Smith, Postal Clerk

Notice the different set-up in the dial - Month/Day/Year

 

N/A		N/A	1990-03-30 Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)(D1,USS) USS John King DDG-3
			USS JOHN KING (DDG-3) Decommissioned At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. Served Feb. 4 1961 to Mar. 30, 1990 PC1-SW Robbie Smith, Postal Clerk

Notice the different set-up in the dial - Day/Year/Month

 

N/A		N/A	1990-03-30 Locy Type LDC 2t(n+u) (USS) USS Lawrence DDG-4
			USS LAWRENCE Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-4 PC3-SW James R. Williams, Postal Clerk Decommissioned At Naval Base Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-04-07 Locy Type 9 US Navy / Fleet Mail Unit NORVA
			USS ALBANY Nuclear Submarine SSN-753 CMDR. Darl Anderson, Commanding Commissioned Today At Naval Base Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-04-19 USPS Pictorial Postmark "DECOMMISSIONING STATION" Norfolk, VA.
			Decommissioning USS SKIPJACK SSN-585

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N/A		N/A	1990-04-27 Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-131j USS Coral Sea CV-43
			Last Day in Commission USS RICHARD E. BYRD DDG-23

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N/A		N/A	1990-04-30 Locy Type FDC 2-1p(n+) (USS) USS Coral Sea CV-43
			USS CORAL SEA Aircraft Carrier CV-43 Decommissioned At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. Served Oct. 1 1947 to Apr. 30, 1990 PCCS(SW) Stephen Byington, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1990-05-18 Locy Type LDPS 2-1(n+) (D2,USS) USS Glover FF-1098
			Last Day Postal Service USS GLOVER FF-1098 PCSN Mark J. Evans, Postal Clerk At Naval Base Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-05-18 Locy Type LDPS 2-1(n+) (D2,USS) Locy Type LDPS 9-1n+u (USS,"NALY") USS Glover FF-1098
			Last Day Postal Service USS GLOVER FF-1098

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N/A		N/A	1990-06-11 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Conyngham DDG-17
			Last Day in Commission USS GLOVER FF-1098

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N/A		N/A	1990-07-21 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
			USS GEORGE WASHINGTON / (CVN-73) Christened July 21, 1990 Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-08-03 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			USS SCULPIN Nuclear Submarine SSN-590 CDR. John B. Allen, Commanding Decommissioned At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-10-09 Locy Type F USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			Farewell to Norfolk USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Aircraft Carrier CVN-72 To Join Pacific Fleet Mike S. Hansen, PCC, (SW) Chief Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1990-10-20 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) Locy Type 9-1(n+) (USS) USS Hunley AS-31
			USS BOISE Nuclear Submarine SSN-764 Christened Today At Newport News, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-10-26 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS) USS Iowa BB-61
			USS IOWA BB-61 Decommissioned Today At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. PC1 John R. Savells, Postal Clerk

Note: Although these IOWA covers are the same, the Ludo Janssens catalog list them separately because of the postmarks used.

 

N/A		N/A	1990-10-26 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (D1,USS) Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USN,USS) USS Iowa BB-61
			USS IOWA BB-61 Decommissioned Today At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. PC1 John R. Savells, Postal Clerk

Note: Although these IOWA covers are the same, the Ludo Janssens catalog list them separately because of the postmarks used.

 

N/A		N/A	1990-10-29 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Conyngham DDG-17
			USS CONYNGHAM DDG-17 Decommissioned Today At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. PCSR David Cuba, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1990-11-13 Locy Type F USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
			USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN-72 Crossing the Equator

Note: Not 100% sure this is the cover referenced in Ludo Janssens catalog, but it meets the narrative given.

 

N/A		N/A	1990-11-13 Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USN,USS) USS Iowa BB-61
			Last Day Use of Postal Cancels Retained After Decommission, to Service Crew Completing Pre-Mothballing of Ship PC1 John R. Savells, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1990-11-17 Locy Type FDPS 2-2t(n) (USS,FPO NY 09588-1734) USS Tortuga LSD-46
			Formal Commissioning At Amphib Base, Norfolk, VA. USS TORTUGA (LSD-46) PC2 Brett J. Bretches, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1990-12-14 Locy Type LDC 2-2 (L) Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u) (of 1981, badly worn) Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u) (USS) USS McCloy FF-1038
			USS McCLOY (FF-1038) Decommissioned Today At Naval Base Norfolk, VA. PCSN Troy E. Taylor, Postal Clerk

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N/A		N/A	1990-12-17 Locy Type LDC 2tn+u (USS) Locy Type LDC 9eft(n+u) USS Barney DDG-6
			Last Day Postal Service USS BARNEY (DDG-6) Lt. Andrew K. Rosa, Postal Officer At Naval Base Norfolk, VA.

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N/A		N/A	1990-12-28 Locy Type 2-2t(n+)y (USN,USS,FPO NY 09531) Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USN,USS) USS America CV-66
			Farewell to Norfolk USS AMERICA(CV-66) Deploys to Persian Gulf USN Guardian of Our Country World's Greatest Navy

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N/A		N/A	1990-12-28 Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS) USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
			Farewell to Norfolk USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) Deploys to Persian Gulf USN Guardian of Our Country World's Greatest Navy

Courtesy of the Steve Shay collection.

 

N/A		N/A	1990-12-28 Locy Type 2t(n+) (USS) USS Virginia CGN-38
			Farewell to Norfolk USS VIRGINIA (CGN-38) Deploys to Persian Gulf USN Guardian of Our Country World's Greatest Navy

Courtesy of the Steve Shay collection.

 

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